# William Li: CEO, NIO

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Chinese entrepreneur and co-founder/CEO of NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO), a smart electric vehicle company headquartered in Shanghai, which he co-founded in November 2014. A serial entrepreneur, he founded Bitauto Holdings in 2000 (NYSE-listed 2010, taken private 2020), co-founded over 40 companies across the internet and automotive industries, and is a Managing Partner of NIO Capital. Born 1974 in Anhui, China; holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from Peking University. Named GQ Magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017.

- **Nationality:** Chinese
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (1)

- [NIO](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/nio.md) Founder & CEO (_reported, not verified_)

## Sources (2)

1. **Wikipedia** · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Li
2. **NIO Investor Relations** · https://ir.nio.com/board-member/bin-li


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